Who would you propose as the "poster child" of the post-modern movement?

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This seems like an odd question but let me explain. Regarding the Enlightenment or modern period, I think of George Washington as the archetype of the movement. While he didn’t leave any profound writings, he exemplified to me at least, through he decisions and actions that a country didn’t need a King or aristocracy supported by supernatural privilege to rule over others. For the amber period, perhaps Constantine would be an exemplar because of his actions and decisions that affected the Western world even to this day. Who would be the person you would select as embodying post-modern thought? I don’t have a clue so that’s why I am asking. Scott

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I think it would be Nietzsche. He is pretty much a postmodern hero for many people. Now, there are many different threads of postmodernism - including these that are more culturally based or more philosophically based or more sociologically based. Philosophically, it would be Foucault and Derrida, but in other ways you might consider Che Guevara, Ghandi. Who else might have ideas?

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Nietzsche is a good choice. He is blamed for a lot of dystopia in the twentieth but he may have been more of “prophet” about the disappearance of organized religion on the world stage and offering an alternative world view rather than being a cause of a changing worldview. It’s not fair to expect professional intellectuals to be out and about organizing platforms for their worldviews. I like Ghandi and Guevara, I think they are good choices. Both were politicians but drew from different inspirations for their ability to relate to people. Take care.

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